At least three cars were involved in a crash on 4 1/2 Mile Road and Douglas Avenue at 6:15 p.m. Feb. 5. Police shut down the road at the intersection. Rescue workers from the Caledonia Fire Department worked on assessing patients. No word on injuries at this time. One car was smashed up against a […]
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Man Charged With Felony Drug Charges After Heroin Overdose, Police Say
An 18-year-old Caledonia man is facing felony drug charges after he overdosed on heroin, according to a criminal complaint by the Racine County District Attorney’s Office. Domenic Basile was charged with possession of narcotics, marijuana, drug paraphernalia, and a controlled substance. If convicted, Basile faces up to four years, two months in prison and fines […]
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Union Pacific Delayed Reporting Caledonia Train Derailment For Over An Hour
After 19 of the 135-cars on a Union Pacific train derailed at 5:50 a.m. Jan. 19, officials with UP didn’t report it to dispatch until an hour later when members of the Caledonia Fire Department drove by it. Union Pacific said their employees followed the proper protocol, but the delay in reporting is cause […]
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Caledonia Train Derailment: ‘It’s Destroyed Everything,’ Say Fire Officials
About 19 cars of a 135-car Union Pacific train derailed on an overpass between Highway 38 and Nicholson Road at about 5:50 a.m. Jan. 19. No one was injured, but authorities are afraid a car may fall off the tracks onto the roadway below. As a result, Five Mile Road between Nicholson Road and Highway 38 […]
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Updated: Deceased Snowmobiler Identified
**Updated 3:30 p.m. The man found deceased this morning has been identified, Caledonia police Lt. Brian Wall confirmed. Thomas Dretzka, 53, lived in the Caddy Vista neighborhood. His body was discovered Saturday morning around 10:15 a.m. in a wooded area near Caddy Vista Lane and David, according to Racine Uncovered and scanner reports. Caledonia Police, […]
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No one injured in Caledonia house fire
Firefighters from four area departments battled a blaze at a residence located at 6431 Northwestern Avenue at 5:13 p.m. Friday night. No one was injured, but it took firefighters from Caledonia, Racine, Southshore and Raymond about a half hour to get the fire under control. Caledonia Fire Department battalion chief Dale Roszina said a preliminary […]